Ram on top of tent

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a ram assembly for use on the top of a tent where tops of supporting rods of the tent are connected to a top connecting seat. The ram assembly includes at least one ram connected to the top connecting seat and located between two adjacent supporting rods. The ram assembly supports an eave tarpaulin and allows the eave tarpaulin to unfold. The eave tarpaulin is located on the top of the tent and between at least the two adjacent supporting rods. An outer edge of the cave tarpaulin sleeves on the ram. The ram assembly is an elastic telescopic rod.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to a tent, and in particular, to a ram on the top of a tent.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

A tent has become a necessary outdoor tool for those who are fond of outdoor recreational activities such as traveling, camping, and nature enjoying. A tent is mainly composed of a tarpaulin and a tent frame used to support the tarpaulin, the space inside the tent unfolded is limited, and the tarpaulin is closely knit, leading to a poor air permeability, a poor ventilation, and thus a poor air quality inside the tent, so that some tents are provided with vents formed by mesh fabrics on the top. In order to provide the vents with a ventilation function as well as a sunshine and rain shading effect without manually opening or closing the covering tarpaulin above the vents, as shown in FIG. 1, the tops of each set of supporting rods 1′ of the tent are pivoted together through a pivot seat 2; the tarpaulin 3′ is connected on each of the supporting rods 1′, the top of the tarpaulin 3′ is provided with a mesh vent 31′, and at least one ram 4′ is pivoted on the pivot seat 2′ on the top of the tent frame. The ram 4′ is located above the mesh vent 31′, the ram 4′ is connected to eave tarpaulin 32′ formed above the vent, and both sides of the eave tarpaulin 32′ are connected to the tarpaulin on both sides of the mesh vent.

With respect to the above tent structure, during folding, each of the supporting rods 1′ of the tent is usually folded upwards, and unfolded downwards during unfolding, and each of the supporting rods 1′ is erected after forming an opening angle therebetween. The ram 4′ is accompanied by the folding and unfolding of the supporting rods, since the eave tarpaulin 32′ is connected to the ram 4′ and is tightly stretched and supported, in the process of folding or unfolding, when the eave tarpaulin 32′ on both sides of the ram 4′ cooperates with the folding upwards or moving downwards to unfolding, the eave tarpaulin 32′ often get dragged. Since the eave tarpaulin is connected to the tarpaulin and is in a tightly stretched state, the tarpaulin may be easily ruptured when the eave tarpaulin is dragged, a long term of stretching of the eave tarpaulin connected between the ram and the two supporting rods may cause the eave tarpaulin to be baggy and affect the appearance, and in the process of folding and unfolding of the tent, the eave tarpaulin along with the tarpaulin are also easily dragged and thus torn up, therefore the lifetime of the tarpaulin is affected.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The objective of the present invention is to provide a ram on the top of a tent, which is located on the top of the tent to support eave tarpaulin of the tent, and can prevent the tarpaulin from being stretched and damaged during unfolding and folding process of the tent.

In order to achieve the above objective, the solution of the present invention is:

a ram on the top of a tent, wherein tops of supporting rods of the tent are connected to a top connecting seat; at least one ram is connected to the top connecting seat and located between two adjacent supporting rods; eave tarpaulin located on the top of the tent is formed between at least one set of the two adjacent supporting rods; the outer edge of the eave tarpaulin sleeves on the ram and is supported to unfold; and the ram is an elastic telescopic rod.

An elastic body is matched on the ram to form the elastic telescopic rod.

The elastic body is a spring abutting against the front end of the ram; a spring sleeve sleeves outside the spring, and the length of the spring sleeve is larger than the free length of the spring; and a spring fixing seat is further arranged on the end portion of the outer side of the spring sleeve.

The spring sleeve along with the ram are sleeved inside a cloth bushing arranged at the outer edge of the eave tarpaulin, and the length of the cloth bushing is larger than the length of the spring sleeve.

The elastic body is a spring abutting against the front end of the ram; and the ram and the spring are sleeved in the cloth bushing connected to the outer edge of the eave tarpaulin.

The cloth bushing is sewn on the eave tarpaulin and is provided in the middle with a sleeve having a length larger than the length of the spring unfolded, and the spring and the ram are sleeved in the sleeve.

The ram forms an elastic telescopic rod by an inner bushing and an outer bushing in conjunction with the spring, and one end of one of the two bushings is matched with the outer edge of the eave tarpaulin.

After the above structure is adopted, the ram of the present invention can be elastically adjusted to a certain extent, so that when the tent needs to be folded, when the eave tarpaulin on the ram cooperates the supporting rods on both sides for folding or unfolding, since the ram is automatically retractable for achieving proper motion adjustments, the problem that the tightly stretched eave tarpaulin along with the tarpaulin are directly dragged and damaged can be avoided, and when the ram supports and unfolds the eave tarpaulin, the elastic body located inside the ram can also make the eave tarpaulin be tightly stretched and not baggy.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an existing tent.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view in the tent implemented by the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a first example of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a second example of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In order to further explain the technical solution of the present invention, detailed description is given on the present invention with reference to the following specific examples.

As shown in FIG. 2, and with reference to FIG. 1, the ram 3 on the top of the tent of the present invention is connected between two adjacent supporting rods 1, tops of the supporting rods 1 are connected on a top connecting seat 2, the ram 3 is connected to the top connecting seat 2 of the tent, the ram 3 for supporting the eave tarpaulin of the tent is formed between the two tent supporting rods 1, there can be more than one ram 3 for supporting the unfolded eave tarpaulin to shield the vents arranged on the top of the tent, the roof surface of the eave tarpaulin sleeves on the ram (not shown in the drawings), and the both sides thereof are connected to the tarpaulin to unfold and form an eave bearing surface on the top of the tent.

The major improvement of the ram on a tent of the present invention lies in that, the ram 3 is an elastic telescopic rod, and the ram 3 is automatically retractable for achieving proper adjustments. The elastic body can be matched on the ram 3 to form an elastic telescopic rod, so as to form a scalable range with an elastically changed length in the ram, so that the overall length of the ram 3 can be changed and adjusted in a certain range. Thereby, when the eave tarpaulin sleeving on the ram is folded along with a tent frame rod, the tarpaulin connected to the ram has a space for stretching, and when the ram supports the eave tarpaulin thereof, the elastic body rebounds forward to eject, so that the eave tarpaulin is tightly stretched and not baggy. In order to achieve the above objective, two examples are listed below to illustrate the structure of the ram on the top of the tent of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the ram 3 on the top of the tent of the present invention, the elastic body is a spring 4 abutting against a front end of the ram 3. In this example, the elastic body is set on the front end of the arm, and the outer diameter of the spring 4 is smaller than the outer diameter of the ram, so that the spring 2 is located in the front of the ram 3 instead of sleeving on the ram 3. The spring sleeve 5 sleeves outside the spring 4, the front part of the ram 3 is also located inside the spring sleeve 5, the length of the spring sleeve 5 is larger than the free length of the spring 4, and a spring fixing seat 51 is further arranged on the end portion of the outer side of the spring sleeve 5, so that the spring 4 is located within the spring sleeve 5, and abuts against the front end of the ram 3. Finally, a cloth bushing corresponding to the ram 3 is arranged on the outer edge of the eave tarpaulin for sleeving on the ram, and the length of the cloth bushing is larger than the length of the spring sleeve 5. In this way, the eave tarpaulin is connected to the ram, and the spring sleeve 5 in which the spring 4 is sleeved is then sleeved in the cloth bushing of the eave tarpaulin, so that the ram 3 supports the eave tarpaulin.

As shown in FIG. 4 which is another example of this example, in this example, the elastic body is a spring 4 directly abutting against the front end of the ram 3, the spring sleeve is not needed, instead the spring 4 is directly set in the cloth bushing 6 connected above the eave tarpaulin, a sleeve 61 is set in the middle of the cloth bushing 6 for sleeving the spring 4 and the ram 3, the length of the sleeve 61 is larger than the length of the unfolded spring 4, the cloth bushing 6 sleeves outside the spring 4 as well as in the front of the ram 3, the spring 4 abuts against the front end of the ram 3 and is fixed, meanwhile the cloth bushing 6 is connected and fixed on the eave tarpaulin, both sides of the cloth bushing 6 is directly sewn in the middle of the eave tarpaulin and is matched to sleeve outside the ram 3, and the ram 3 along with the spring 4 are sleeved into the sleeve 61 of the cloth bushing 6, so that the eave tarpaulin is supported to unfold through the ram 3.

Of course, the elastic body of the ram in the present invention can also be set in the middle of the ram, the ram is set to form the elastic telescopic rod by an inner bushing and an outer bushing in conjunction with the spring, one end of one of the two bushings is matched with the outer edge of the eave tarpaulin, the eave tarpaulin is connected to the ram, and the ram can also achieve the automatic elastic scaling.

The ram of the present invention is an elastic telescopic rod, which can be elastically adjusted to a certain extent, and the elastic body can be matched on the ram to form the elastic telescopic rod, or the ram is set to form the elastic telescopic rod by an inner bushing and an outer bushing in conjunction with the spring. When the tent needs to be folded, when the eave tarpaulin on the ram cooperates the supporting rods on both sides for folding or unfolding, since the ram can perform proper motion adjustments, the problem that the tightly stretched eave tarpaulin along with the tarpaulin are directly dragged and damaged can be avoided, and when the ram supports and unfolds the eave tarpaulin, the ram can also make the eave tarpaulin be tightly stretched and not baggy.

The above examples and drawings are not used to limit the forms and patterns of products of the present invention, and any appropriate changes or modifications made by those of ordinary skill in the art should be deemed to be not departing from the patent scope of the present invention. 

1. A ram assembly on a top of a tent, wherein tops of supporting rods of the tent are connected to a top connecting seat, the ram assembly characterized in that: the ram assembly comprises at least one ram connected to the top connecting seat and located between two adjacent supporting rods, the ram assembly supports an eave tarpaulin and allows the eave tarpaulin to unfold, wherein the eave tarpaulin is located on the top of the tent, and between at least the two adjacent supporting rods, and an outer edge of the eave tarpaulin is sleeved on the ram, and the ram assembly is an elastic telescopic rod.
 2. The ram assembly on a top of a tent of claim 1, wherein the ram assembly comprises an elastic body matched on the ram to form the elastic telescopic rod.
 3. The ram assembly on a top of a tent of claim 2, wherein the elastic body is a spring abutting against a front end of the ram, wherein the ram assembly further comprises: a spring sleeve sleeving outside the spring, wherein a length of the spring sleeve is longer than a free length of the spring, and a spring fixing seat arranged on an end portion of an outer side of the spring sleeve.
 4. The ram assembly on a top of a tent of claim 3, wherein the spring sleeve and the ram are sleeved in a cloth bushing arranged at the outer edge of the eave tarpaulin, and a length of the cloth bushing is longer than the length of the spring sleeve.
 5. The ram assembly on a top of a tent of claim 2, wherein the elastic body is a spring abutting against a front end of the ram, and the ram and the spring are sleeved in a cloth bushing connected to the outer edge of the eave tarpaulin.
 6. The ram assembly on a top of a tent of claim 5, wherein the cloth bushing is sewn on the eave tarpaulin and is provided in a middle with a sleeve having a length longer than a length of the unfolded spring, and the spring and the ram are sleeved in the sleeve.
 7. The ram assembly on a top of a tent of claim 1, wherein the elastic telescopic rod is composed of the ram, an inner bushing and an outer bushing in conjunction with a spring, and one end of one of the two bushings is matched with the outer edge of the eave tarpaulin. 